Pair Apple Watch to new iPhone 12 Pro from old 12 Mini

Hi, I’m trying to pair my Apple Watch from my old iPhone 12 Mini to my IPhone 12 Pro having not used my old phone for about 8 months but i don’t remember unpairing the watch from my old phone I’m just wondering if someone can talk me through the steps of pairing it to my current phone. Thanks

Posted on Mar 11, 2026 12:55 PM

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Posted on Mar 11, 2026 10:53 PM

Unpair the watch from your old iPhone, which will create a backup of your watch inside the backup data of your old iPhone. Then back up the old iPhone and restore the new iPhone from that backup.

Finally pair the watch to the new iPhone, which will use the watch backup to restore all settings for your watch.

Have a look at the related article for all the detailed steps:

Pair your Apple Watch with a new iPhone - Apple Support

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Mar 11, 2026 10:53 PM in response to henster981

Unpair the watch from your old iPhone, which will create a backup of your watch inside the backup data of your old iPhone. Then back up the old iPhone and restore the new iPhone from that backup.

Finally pair the watch to the new iPhone, which will use the watch backup to restore all settings for your watch.

Have a look at the related article for all the detailed steps:

Pair your Apple Watch with a new iPhone - Apple Support

Pair Apple Watch to new iPhone 12 Pro from old 12 Mini

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